unit 7 第五段魏雯雯.ppt

unit 7 第五段魏雯雯 unit 7 第五段魏雯雯 第五段翻译 人性的稳定性是众所周知的，因为没有人会相信一个人可以从根本上改变他的本性。这就是为什么一个臭名昭著的人很难重建公众对他的信心。人们凭经验得知在某一年中表现出无赖性格的人在第二年不太可能有任何的改观。小偷不会变成值得信赖的员工，吝啬鬼也不可能变成慈善家。而且，一个人也不会在五六十岁的时候变成谎话精、懦夫或叛徒；如果那时候他是，那么早在他性格形成的时候他就已经是了。大罪犯最初都是小罪犯，正如大橡树最初都是小橡果一样。 unit 7 第五段魏雯雯 The constancy of human nature is proverbial, as no one believes that a man can fundamentally change his nature. 人性的稳定性是众所周知的，因为没有人会相信一个人可以从根本上改变他的本性。 Proverbial adj. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb 〔出自〕谚语的，常说的； widely known and spoken of 众所周知的，出名的； 近义词：apparent; obvious; clear; evident as everyone knows; as is known to all; be universally/widely known; come to light; It can be well-known that; It is a matter of common observation that; It is common knowledge that； It is learned that; unit 7 第五段魏雯雯 fundamentally adv. 从根本上；基础地；根本地；〔本质上,内在地，固有地〕 W: practically; R: in essence; essentially; innately; intrinsically The constancy of human nature is proverbial, as no one believes that a man can fundamentally change his nature. Constancy n. 不屈不挠，坚定不移，恒久不变的状态或性质；持续性；稳定性；持久性 Stability unit 7 第五段魏雯雯 The constancy of human nature is proverbial, as no one believes that a man can fundamentally change his nature. The stability of human nature is apparent, as no one believes that a man can change his nature in essence. It can be well-known that human nature is constant, as no one believes that a man can change his nature essentially. 天下难事必作于易，天下大事必作于细。 图难于其易，为大于其细。 天下难事必作于易，天下大事必作于细。 是以圣人终不为大，故能成其大。 夫轻诺必寡信，多易必多难。 是以圣人犹难之，故终无难矣。